Hereford United

Hereford United
Hereford boss Graham Turner has been named Nationwide Conference manager of the month for April despite his side missing out on a play-off final place. The Bulls were unbeaten last month but lost last week in the semi-finals to Stevenage Borough on aggregate. Liam Watson of title winners Southport wins the award in Conference North, while Mark Stimson of Grays Athletic again picks up the prize in the South. Stevenage's Dino Maamria was voted by fans as Conference player of the month. The award for Conference North goes to Southport striker Terry Fearns, while Stuart Thurgood of South champions Grays Athletic took that division's prize.

Midfielder Hyde in Worcester move
Worcester City have signed midfielder Graham Hyde, following his release by Hereford at the end of last season. The former Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham man, 34, has agreed a 12-month deal at St George's Road. Hyde made 38 appearances for the Bulls and helped Graham Turner's side reach the Conference play-offs. He becomes City boss Andy Preece's second signing of the summer following the capture of former York defender Chris Smith from Stafford Rangers

Conference increases loan quotas
The Conference has increased the number of loan players clubs can use next season after the enforced introduction of the transfer window system. Clubs can register four short-term and four long-term loan players and can play five loan players in a game. Clubs can also sign a keeper for a minimum period of seven days outside the transfer window if they do not have a registered keeper available. The changes are being brought in to soften the blow of the transfer window.

Jeannin completes move to Bulls
Ex-Exeter City defender Alex Jeannin has joined Conference side Hereford. The Frenchman was released by the Grecians at the end of last season after manager Alex Inglethorpe had his playing budget slashed. The 27-year-old was hoping to return to the Football League by moving to Shrewsbury, but that move fell through. "Maybe I can return to the league with Hereford, I'd be happy to do that. They have kept their good players," Jeannin told the Express and Echo newspaper.

Bulls boss blasts football agents
Football agents are making life a misery for managers, according to Hereford United boss Graham Turner. "They think their players will sign for Man Utd or Real Madrid," Turner told the Hereford Times. "They're left searching for a club when the season's about to start. Agents are more prevalent than a few years ago - I'd say about 75% of players have them. "It is really frustrating because the agents also need to see the contracts and sign them. It all takes time."

Hereford confirm Jeannin signing
Hereford United have confirmed the signing of former Darlington and Exeter City defender Alex Jeannin. The 27-year-old full-back has agreed a two-year deal after being released by Exeter as part of a cost-cutting measure at the end of last season. Jeannin started 82 games for the Grecians and made one appearance for Bristol Rovers at the end of last term. The Frenchman becomes Hereford manager Graham Turner¿s second signing of the summer following Jon Brady's arrival.

Conference LDV entrants confirmed
The Football League has confirmed the 12 Conference teams that will take part in this season's LDV Vans Trophy. Relegated pair Kidderminster and Cambridge are joined by the teams who finished 12th or higher in last season's Conference National table. The other invited sides are Accrington, Aldershot, Crawley, Dagenham & Redbridge, Exeter, Halifax, Hereford, Morecambe, Stevenage and Woking. The first round will take place in the week commencing 17 October.

Conference fixtures are announced
Cambridge United's first Conference game, following their relegation from the Football League, will be away at Forest Green Rovers on 13 August. Meanwhile, Kidderminster Harriers start life outside the League with a home game against Woking. Conference newcomers Altrincham, Grays and Southport have all been handed ties away from home on the opening day. Grays visit Burton Albion, Southport travel to Dagenham & Redbridge while Altrincham go to Stevenage Borough. All the Conference fixtures As is customary, Boxing Day features a number of "derbies" - such as York v Scarborough - with the return fixtures on 2 January. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationwide Conference opening day fixtures (Saturday, 13 August): Accrington Stanley v Canvey Island Aldershot Town v Tamworth Burton Albion v Grays Athletic Dagenham & Redbridge v Southport Forest Green Rovers v Cambridge United Gravesend & Northfleet v Exeter City Hereford United v Scarborough Kidderminster Harriers v Woking Morecambe v Halifax Town Stevenage Borough v Altrincham York City v Crawley Town Tuesday, 16 August Altrincham v Accrington Stanley Cambridge United v Hereford United Canvey Island v Aldershot Town Crawley Town v Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City v Kidderminster Harriers Grays Athletic v Gravesend & Northfleet Halifax Town v Burton Albion Scarborough v Morecambe Southport v York City Tamworth v Forest Green Rovers Woking v Stevenage Borough

Hereford manager rues double save
Hereford manager Graham Turner felt his side were unfortunate to lose 2-1 away at Cambridge. Turner said: "I thought we got into some decent positions and some decent chances and we should not have gone in at half-time a goal down. "I felt that when we equalised that we would go on and win the game. "There was one tremendous double save from their keeper and that was the turning point and they went on to grab one at the other end."

Crawley Town 0-2 Hereford
Hereford moved up to second in the table with victory against a Crawley side without a goal so far this term. Crawley's Simon Wormull hit the woodwork in the first half but it was Guy Ipoua who put the Bulls head from close range just before the hour mark. Wormull saw his goal-bound effort superby saved by visiting goalkeeper Craig Mawson. Tamika Mkandawire pounced from six yards to score Hereford's second goal from an Alex Jeannin corner late on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawley Town: Smith, Judge, Simpemba, Woozley, Jenkins, Elam (Douglas 39), Wormull, Blackburn, Hodgson (Davidson 65), Cade, Steve Burton. Subs Not Used: Ward, Brown, Opinel. Booked: Hodgson, Judge, Simpemba, Steve Burton. Hereford: Mawson, Green, Coldicott (Stanley 68), Mkandawire, James, Brady, Stansfield, Ipoua (Carey-Bertram 78), Jeannin, Purdie, Beckwith. Subs Not Used: Brown, Blewitt, Ferrell. Goals: Ipoua 58, Mkandawire 83. Att: 1,842. Ref: G Evetts (Hertfordshire).

Tamworth 0-1 Hereford
Hereford needed just one goal to win a match at Tamworth which ended on a sour note with a late double sending-off. The visitors dominated the first half and claimed the only goal when Adam Stansfield crossed for Alex Jeannin to head into the top left corner. They dominated the second half but Tamworth's Hugh McAuley went closest to scoring with a shot just over the bar. With five minutes left, Graham Ward of Tamworth and Hereford's Ryan Green saw red for violent conduct.

Bulls boss looks for loan striker
Hereford United boss Graham Turner is looking to secure a loan deal to strengthen his injury-hit strikeforce. Turner, whose side has scored just once in their last four games, is awaiting a response from two Championship clubs over potential targets. The Bulls manager is currently without last season's top scorer Adam Stansfield, with an abdominal strain. Graham Evans and current leading scorer Guy Ipoua are also fitness doubts for Saturday's trip to Morecambe.

Aldershot 0-1 Hereford
Daniel Carey-Bertram grabbed the only goal of the game to earn Hereford a valuable three points at Aldershot. Carey-Bertram's strike came with barely a minute on the clock and it was a fine finish, drilling home right-footed from the left-hand side of the penalty area. Chris McPhee went close to an equaliser for the hosts but he was foiled by Bulls' goalkeeper Wayne Brown. Matthew Bailey nearly made it 2-0 on the hour but Shots keeper Nikki Bull tipped his shot around the post. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldershot: Bull, Hamilton, Heald, Guyett, Reed, Nick Crittenden, Watson (Scott 41), Boucaud (Holloway 45), Deen (Barnard 69), Sills, McPhee. Subs Not Used: Weait, Sulaimani. Booked: Boucaud, Deen, Reed, Sills. Hereford: Brown, Green, Mkandawire, Blewitt, Jeannin, Brady, Stanley, Ferrell, Purdie, Bailey (James 90), Carey-Bertram. Subs Not Used: Mawson, Pitman, Evans, Williams. Booked: Blewitt, James. Goals: Carey-Bertram 2. Att: 2,656 Ref: G Ward (Kent).

Accrington 2-1 Hereford
Accrington closed the gap on Grays at the top of the Conference with goals from Ian Craney and David Brown. Craney struck after just nine minutes coolly slotting home from six yards. Alex Jeannin went close for Hereford from a free-kick before the Bulls levelled when Danny Carey-Bertram was gifted too much space in the area. It took just 10 minutes for the hosts to take the lead again, Brown smashing a volley home from a corner to move Stanley level on points with Grays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accrington Stanley: Randolph, Richardson, Flynn, Welch, Butler, Jagielka, Barry, Craney, Roberts, Mullin, Brown (Mangan 74). Subs Not Used: Dibble, Cook, Ventre, Navarro. Booked: Jagielka. Goals: Craney 9, Brown 55. Hereford: Brown, Green, Mkandawire, James, Jeannin, Brady, Stanley, Purdie, Ferrell, Carey-Bertram (Williams 69), Bailey. Subs Not Used: Mawson, Pitman, Blewitt, Beckwith. Booked: Ferrell. Goals: Carey-Bertram 46. Att: 1,603 Ref: R Lewis (Shropshire).

Bulls not giving up title chase
Hereford boss Graham Turner has not given up hope of catching runaway Conference leaders Accrington Stanley. The Bulls have climbed up to second place in the table, 11 points behind Accrington, thanks to a nine-match unbeaten run. "We've got to win our games, and hope that Accrington slip up at some time," Turner told BBC Hereford and Worcester. "We've got them to come here, and we've got to win that game if we're going to have any chance of catching them." He added: "They've done remarkably well this season. I think they've taken quite a few people by surprise, the way they've gone about things. "But they're quite capable of slipping up, so we've got to be there to take advantage if they do." And Turner hopes the experience of going through the play-offs in the past couple of seasons will stand his players in good stead. He explained: "I think we've got the players who have learnt over the last two seasons that we can deal with it. "If we go on like we have done over the last two seasons, there's no reason why we can't catch Accrington."

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